Today would have been Maurice Sendak's 85th birthday. And while we're still missing him, just about a year after his death, he lives on in various ways.
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I've been a fan of Lisa Loeb's voice ever since her days singing 90s hit Stay, but I really fell in love with her when she crooned the lovely, mellow Catch the Moon album for babes with Elizabeth Mitchell.
I like to think of myself as a closet crafter, someone who secretly loves DIY projects but can never find the time to do them. Well, now that my kids are almost out of school for the summer, I'm determined to roll up my sleeves with them, and I found just the book to help me do it.
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What can I say? My kids just love poetry. Maybe it's because my singing voice sounds like a goat gargling, and maybe it's because they can always convince me to read just one more poem.
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I love how focused they are on their little projects. I also love that it gives my husband and I some peace and quiet while we prepare for the day.
Welcome NY1 viewers! If you caught our Editor Liz Gumbinner showcasing our favorite baby shower gifts under $30 today (and all weekend long), we've rounded them all up, along with the few splurge items, right here for you.
I'll never forget driving away to give birth to baby number two while my firstborn screamed from her grandmother's arms in the doorway. Yeah, trying to leave the kids for a business trip, a hospital stay, or any other reason, can be a gut-wrenching experience for us parents. Along with little "love notes" left under pillows and frequent phone calls, I've found a sweet new picture book that helps young children cope with a parent who is away.
Want to know where the wild things art? You read that right: Maurice Sendak prints--chosen by Sendak and already framed--are now on sale at Fab.com. Perfection!
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If you like children's books in the spirit of The Stinky Cheese Man--and I sure do--then this funny, modern retelling of the classic Three Little Pigs story is going to be right at home on your bookshelf.
I was a crazy obsessive reader as a child (still am), and I can still remember the absolute thrill of opening a new book and entering the new world of a story. So it was pure joy to relive that feeling with my daughter as we opened a new world together: the world of Jennifer Fosberry's Isabella.
I still remember, before I had kids, being so excited to get a friend's new baby a set of classic books like Alice and Wonderland and Peter Pan--and the way she looked at me when she said her daughter would love them in 10 years or so.
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